Sorry to keep the gap between blogs so long. We have not really done a lot since we arrived in Australia and internet access away from Sydney has been expensive and patchy. Get it hot Where is the good weather? Certainly not in Sydney where it rained a lot and long trousers have been required on occasions. Let's get this in perspective though - the average temp is still high teens /early twenties Celsius and the evenings are still warm compared to UK earl...

I have a new man in my life. He has dark droopy eyes , long curly hair and shows lots of affection especially when I give him his dinner. His name is Tahoe and Stuart and I are having lots of fun looking after him whilst his real Mummy and Daddy are on their holidays. We are currently house- sitting for my old friends Vanda, Russ and their children Amity and Lincoln. They live in a lovely house in Loftus just outside of Sydney. Life in suburbia is a...